LG 29EA73 User manual

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Owner's Manual
IPS LED MONITOR
(LED MONITOR)
29EA73
29EB73
Please read the safety information carefully before using the
product.
IPS LED Monitor (LED Monitor) Model List
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WARNING: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other
reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling.

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Contents
CONTENTS
3 LICENSE
4 ASSEMBLING AND
PREPARING
4 ProductComponents
5 ComponentandButtonDescription
7 MovingandLiftingtheMonitor
8 InstallingtheMonitor
8 - Assemblingthestandbase
10 - Detachingthestandbase
12 - Installingontoatable
13 - Adjustingthestandheight
14 - Adjustingtheangle
15 - Tidyingcables
15 - UsingtheKensingtonlock
16 - Installingthewallmountplate
16 - Installingtoawall
18 USING THE MONITOR
18 ConnectingtoaPC
18 - DVIconnection
19 - DisplayPortconnection
19 - HDMIconnection
20 ConnectingtoAVDevices
20 - HDMIconnection
20 ConnectingtoExternalDevices
20 - Smartphone(MHL)connection
21 - USBcable-PCconnection
22 - Headphoneportconnection
23 INSTALLING LG MONITOR
SOFTWARE
26 CUSTOMIZING SETTINGS
26 ActivatingtheMainMenu
27 Customizingsettings
27 - MenuSettings
28 - RatioSettings
29 - Func.Settings
30 - PBPsettings
31 - Picture
32 - Color
33 - Settings
34 TROUBLESHOOTING
36 SPECIFICATIONS
37 Factorysupportmode
(PresetMode,DVI-D/HDMI/PC
DisplayPort)
37 HDMI/MHLTiming(Video)
37 PowerIndicator
38 PROPER POSTURE
38 ProperPostureforUsingtheMonitor

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LICENSE
LICENSE
Eachmodelhasdifferentlicenses.Visitwww.lg.comformoreinformationonthelicense.
ThetermsHDMIandHDMIHigh-DefinitionMultimediaInterface,andthe
HDMIlogoaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofHDMILicensingLLC
intheUnitedStatesandothercountries.
VESA,VESAlogo,DisplayPortComplianceLogoandDisplayPort
ComplianceLogofordual-modesourceareallregisteredtrademarksofthe
VideoElectronicsStandardsAssociation.

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ASSEMBLING AND PREPARING
Product Components
Pleasecheckwhetherallthecomponentsareincludedintheboxbeforeusingtheproduct.Ifthereare
missingcomponents,contacttheretailstorewhereyoupurchasedtheproduct.Notethattheproductand
componentsmaylookdifferentfromthoseshownhere.
 Alwaysusegenuinecomponentstoensuresafetyandproductperformance.
 Theproductwarrantywillnotcoverdamageorinjurycausedbytheuseofcounterfeitcomponents.
 Notethatthecomponentsmaylookdifferentfromthoseshownhere.
 Withoutpriornotice,allinformationandspecificationsinthismanualaresubjecttochangetoim-
provetheperformanceoftheproduct.
 Topurchaseoptionalaccessories,visitanelectronicsstoreoronlineshoppingsiteorcontactthe
retailstorewhereyoupurchasedtheproduct.
 TheDisplayPortcablemaynotbeavailableinsomeareas.
CAUTION
NOTE
Power Cord
Cable Tie
Audio Cable
User Manual/Card
Stand Base
Stand Base
Stand Body
Stand Body Screw Cover
Two Screws
AC/DC Adapter DVI-D Dual Cable
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OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
 TheDisplayPortcablemaynot
beavailableinsomeareas.
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/PBP
DVI-D IN
HDMI 1
HDMI 2/MHL
AUDIO IN(PC)
5 V 0.9 A
5 V 0.5 A
5 V 0.9 A
DC-IN (19 V )
DP IN
H/P
USB IN 1 USB IN 2
USB IN 3
USB UP
Component and Button Description
Power Indicator
 On:powerison
 Off:powerisoff
Touchbuttonsonthebottom
ofthemonitor
Ports
(PowerButton)
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DVI-D IN
HDMI 1
HDMI 2/MHL
AUDIO IN(PC)
5 V 0.9 A
5 V 0.5 A
5 V 0.9 A
DC-IN (19 V )
DP IN
H/P
USB IN 1 USB IN 2
USB IN 3
USB UP
/PBP
Power Indicator
 On:powerison
 Off:powerisoff
Touchbuttonsonthebottom
ofthemonitor
Ports
(PowerButton)
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Moving and Lifting the Monitor
Whenmovingorliftingthemonitor,followthese
instructionstopreventthemonitorfrombeing
scratchedordamagedandtoensuresafetrans-
portationregardlessofitsshapeorsize.
 Asfaraspossible,avoidtouchingthemoni-
torscreen.Thismayresultindamagetothe
screenorsomeofthepixelsusedtocreate
images.
 Itisadvisabletoplacethemonitorinthe
originalboxorpackingmaterialbeforeat-
temptingtomoveit.
 Beforemovingorliftingthemonitor,discon-
nectthepowercordandallcables.
 Holdthetopandbottomofthemonitorframe
firmly.Donotholdthepanelitself.
 Whenholdingthemonitor,thescreenshould
faceawayfromyoutopreventitbeing
scratched.

 Whenmovingthemonitor,avoidanystrong
shockorvibrationstotheproduct.
 Whenmovingthemonitor,keepitupright,
neverturnthemonitoronitssideortiltit
sideways.
CAUTION
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Installing the Monitor
Assembling the stand base
 Toprotectthescreenfromscratches,cover
thesurfacewithasoftcloth.
CAUTION
3 Tightentwoscrewsintothebackofthestand
bodyandclosethescrewcovers.
2 Checkthedirectionofthestandbody(front,
back)andthenmountthestandbodyontothe
standhinge.
1 Placethescreenfacedown.
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thescrewsmaycausedamagetothemoni-
tor.Damagecausedinthiswaywillnotbe
coveredbytheproductwarranty.
CAUTION
4 Fixthestand base to the stand body.Usinga
coin,turnthescrewsinthestandbaseclock-
wise.
Stand Body
Stand Base
Screw Cover
Stand Hinge
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 Toprotectthescreenfromscratches,cover
thesurfacewithasoftcloth.
CAUTION
Stand Base
1 Placethescreenfacedown.
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stand body.
4 Fixbyturningthescrewtotherightwithacoin.
Stand Body
Stand Body
2 Putthestand bodyonthemonitoraligning
withholesforfixingscrewsandfixtwoscrews
totheholestoassemblethestand bodyand
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Detaching the stand base
2 Usingacoin,turnthescrewinthestandbase
counterclockwise.Removethestand base
from the stand body.
 Toprotectthescreenfromscratches,cover
thesurfacewithasoftcloth.
CAUTION
Stand Base
 Illustrationsinthisdocumentrepresenttypi-
calprocedures,sotheymaylookdifferent
fromtheactualproduct.
 Donotcarrythemonitorupsidedownbyjust
holdingthestandbase.Thismaycausethe
monitortofalloffthestandandcouldresult
inpersonalinjury.
 Whenliftingormovingthemonitor,donot
touchthemonitorscreen.Applyingforceor
pressuremaydamagethemonitorscreen.
Instead,holdthestandbodyortheplastic
frameoftheproduct.
CAUTION
1 Placethescreenfacedown.
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Stand Body
3 Openthescrewcoversonthebackofthe
standbodyandremovethetwoscrewswitha
screwdriver.
Asshownintheillustration,disconnectthe
stand body from the stand hinge.
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Stand Base
Stand Body
Stand Body
 Toprotectthescreenfromscratches,cover
thesurfacewithasoftcloth.
CAUTION
1 Placethescreenfacedown.
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ferfromtheactualproduct.
 Donotcarrythemonitorupsidedown,asthis
maycauseittofalloffitsstandandresultin
damageorinjury.
 Toavoiddamagingthescreenwhenlifting
ormovingthemonitor,onlyholdthestandor
theplasticcover.Thisavoidsputtingunnec-
essarypressureonthescreen.
CAUTION
2Turnthescrewtotheleftusingacoin.
Detachthestand base.
1
2
3 Removethetwoscrewsfromthestandbody.

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Installing onto a table
1 Liftthemonitorandplaceitonthetableinan
uprightposition.
Placeatleast10 cmawayfromthewallto
ensuresufficientventilation.
2 Connecttheadaptertothemonitor,thenplug
thepowercordintothepoweroutlet.
3 Pressthe (Power)buttononthebottomof
themonitortoturniton.
 Unplugthepowercordpriortomovingor
installingthemonitor.Thereisriskofelectric
shock.
CAUTION
10cm
10cm
10cm
10cm
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 Oncethepinisremoved,itisnotnecessary
tore-insertittoadjusttheheight.
Adjusting the stand height
2 Removethetape attached to the bottom
back of the stand body and then pull out the
locking pin while pressing the head down-
ward.
3 Theheightcanbeadjustedupto110.0 mm.
 Donotputyourfingersor
handbetweenthescreen
andthebase(chassis)when
adjustingthescreen'sheight.
Tape
Locking Pin
Stand Body
CAUTION
WARNING
110.0mm
Head
Locking pin
1 Standthemonitorassembledwiththestand
baseinanuprightposition
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Adjusting the angle
1 Placethemonitorinanuprightposition,mount-
edonthestandbase.
2 Adjusttheangleofthescreen.Theangleof
thescreencanbeadjustedforwardsorback-
wardsfrom-5°to20°foracomfortableviewing
experience.
 Toavoidinjurytothefingerswhenadjusting
thescreen,donotholdthelowerpartofthe
monitor'sframeasillustratedbelow.
 Becarefulnottotouchorpressthescreen
areawhenadjustingtheangleofthemonitor.
WARNING
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
 Asshowninthepicture,becarefulnotto
lettheUSBbumpintothestandwhenyou
adjustthemonitor'sanglewiththeUSB
inserted.
NOTE
Front Side
Rear Side
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Tidying cables
Gatherandbindthecableswiththesuppliedcabletie.
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Using the Kensington lock
TheconnectorfortheKensingtonlockislocatedat
therearofthemonitor.
Formoreinformationoninstallationandusage,
refertotheKensingtonlockusermanualorvisit
thewebsiteathttp://www.kensington.com.
ConnectthemonitortothetablewiththeKensing-
tonlockcable.
 UseoftheKensingtonlockisoptional.The
accessoriescanbepurchasedatyourlocal
electronicsstore.
NOTE
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Installing the wall mount plate
Thismonitorsupportsthespecificationofthestan-
dardwallmountplateorcompatibledevice.
1 Placethescreenfacedown.Toprotectthe
screenfromscratches,coverthesurfacewitha
softcloth.
2 Placethewallmountplateontothemonitor
andalignitwiththescrewholes.
3 Usingascrewdriver,tightenthefourscrewsto
fixtheplateontothemonitor.
 Thewallmountplateissoldseparately.
 Formoreinformationoninstallation,referto
thewallmountplate'sinstallationguide.
 Becarefulnottouseexcessiveforcewhen
mountingthewallmountplate,asthiscan
damagethemonitor'sscreen.
Wall Mount Plate
NOTE
Toinstallthemonitortoawall,attachawallmount-
ingbracket(optional)tothebackofthemonitor.
Makesurethatthewallmountingbracketissecurely
fixedtothemonitorandtothewall.
1Usethescrewsandwallmountingbracketthat
complywiththeVESAstandard.
2Screwswhicharelongerthanthestandard
lengthmaydamagetheinsideofthemonitor.
3Anon-VESAstandardscrewmaydamagethe
productandcausethemonitortofall.LGElec-
tronicsisnotliableforanyaccidentsrelatingto
theuseofnon-standardscrews.
4ThemonitorisVESAstandardcompliant.
5UseitaccordingtotheVESAstandardasspeci-
fiedbelow.
 784.8mmorless
*Thicknessofthewallmountplate:2.6mm
*Fasteningscrew:Diameter4.0mmxPitch0.7
mmxLength10mm
 787.4mmorgreater
* Usethewallmountplateandscrewsthatcon-
formtotheVESAstandard .
Installing to a wall
Installthemonitoratleast10cmawayfromthe
wallandleaveabout10cmofspaceateachside
ofthemonitortoensuresufficientventilation.De-
tailedinstallationinstructionscanbeobtainedfrom
yourlocalretailstore.Pleaserefertothemanual
toinstallandsetupatiltingwallmountingbracket.
10cm
10cm
10cm
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ASSEMBLING AND PREPARING
 Unplugthepowercordbeforemovingorin-
stallingthemonitortoavoidelectricshocks.
 Installingthemonitorontheceilingorona
slantedwallmayresultinthemonitorfalling
off,whichcouldleadtoinjury.Pleaseuse
thegenuineLGwallmountingbracket.For
moreinformation,contactyourlocalretail
storeoraqualifiedinstaller.
 Applyingexcessiveforcewhenfastening
screwsmaycausedamagetothemoni-
tor.Damagecausedinthiswaywillnotbe
coveredbytheproductwarranty.
 Usethewallmountingbracketandscrews
thatconformtotheVESAstandard.Dam-
agecausedbytheuseormisuseofinap-
propriatecomponentswillnotbecovered
bytheproductwarranty.
 UsethescrewsspecifiedbytheVESAstan-
dard.
 Thewallmountkitincludestheinstallation
guideandallnecessaryparts.
 Thewallmountingbracketisoptional.The
accessoriescanbepurchasedatyourlocal
retailstore.
 Thelengthofthescrewmaydifferforeach
wallmountingbracket.Ensurethecorrect
lengthscrewisused.
 Formoreinformation,pleaserefertothe
usermanualforthewallmountingbracket.
CAUTION
NOTE
VESA (A x B) 100x100
Stand Screw M4
Required Screws 4
Wall Mount Plate
(Optional)
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USING THE MONITOR
USING THE MONITOR
Connecting to a PC
 Thismonitorsupportsthe*PlugandPlay
feature.
*PlugandPlay:Afeaturethatallowsyouto
addadevicetoyourcomputerwithouthaving
toreconfigureanythingorinstallanymanual
drivers.
DVI connection
Transmitsdigitalvideosignalstothemonitor.Con-
nectthemonitorusingtheDVIcableasillustrated
below.
Pressthemenu( )buttonandthenselectthe
inputoptionfromtheinputmenu.
TohearthesoundinDVIinputmode,connectthe
PC'sAUDIOOUTporttothemonitor'sAUDIOIN
(PC)portusingtheaudiocablethatcamewiththe
product.
 Connecttheinputsignalcableand
turninthedirectionofthearrow.
Topreventdisconnectionsecure
thecabletightly.
 Donotpressonthescreenfora
prolongedperiodoftime.Thismaycause
imagedistortion.
 Donotdisplayastillimageonthescreen
foraprolongedperiodoftime.Thismay
causeimageretention.Ifpossible,usethe
screensaver.
CAUTION
 Whenconnectingthepowercordtotheout-
let,useagrounded(3-hole)multi-socketora
groundedpoweroutlet.
 Themonitormayflickerwhenturnedoninan
areaoflowtemperature.Thisisnormal.
 Sometimesred,green,orbluespotsmayap-
pearonthescreen.Thisisnormal.
 UsingaDVItoHDMIcablemaycausecom-
patibilityissues.
NOTE
DP OUT
DVI-D IN
H
DMI
1
H
DMI 2
/
MH
L
AUDIO IN(PC)
5 V 0.9 A
5 V 0.5 A
5 V 0.9 A
D
P I
N
H
/
P
US
B IN
1
US
B IN
2
US
B IN
3
US
B
U
P
DVI-I(D) OUT
PC
DVI
-
D
IN
H
DMI
1
H
DMI 2
/
MH
L
A
UDIO IN
(
PC
)
5 V 0.9 A
5 V 0.5 A
5 V 0.9 A
D
P I
N
H/P
US
B IN 1
US
B IN 2
US
B IN
3
US
B UP
AUDIO OUT
PC
DVI
-
D
IN
H
DMI
1
H
DMI 2
/
MHL
A
UDIO IN
(
PC
)
5 V 0.9 A
5 V 0.5 A
5 V 0.9 A
DP IN
H/P
US
B IN 1
US
B IN 2
US
B IN
3
US
B UP
DVI
-
D
IN
HDMI 1
HDMI 2/MHL
A
UDIO IN
(
PC
)
5 V 0.9 A
5 V 0.5 A
5 V 0.9 A
DP
IN
H/P
US
B IN
1
US
B IN 2
US
B IN
3
US
B UP
DVI
-
D
IN
H
DMI
1
HDMI 2/MHL
A
UDIO IN
(
PC
)
5 V 0.9 A
5 V 0.5 A
5 V 0.9 A
D
P I
N
H
/
P
US
B IN
1
US
B IN 2
US
B IN
3
USB UP
DVI-D I
N
HDMI
1
H
DMI 2
/
MHL
A
UDIO IN
(
PC
)
5 V 0.9 A
5 V 0.5 A
5 V 0.9 A
DP
IN
H/P
USB IN 1 USB IN 2
USB IN 3
USB UP

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USING THE MONITOR
 Theremaybenovideooraudiooutputde-
pendingontheDPversionofthePC.
 TheDisplayPortcablemaynotbeavailable
insomeareas.
DisplayPort connection
Transmitsthedigitalvideoandaudiosignalsfrom
yourPCtothemonitor.ConnectyourPCtothe
monitorusingthedisplayportcableasillustrated
below.
Pressthemenu( )buttonandthenselectthe
inputoptionfromtheinputmenu.
NOTE
(soldseparately)
DP OUT
DVI-D IN
H
DMI
1
H
DMI 2
/
MH
L
AUDIO IN(PC)
5 V 0.9 A
5 V 0.5 A
5 V 0.9 A
D
P I
N
H
/
P
US
B IN
1
US
B IN 2
US
B IN
3
US
B
U
P
DVI-I(D) OUT
PC
DVI
-
D
IN
H
DMI
1
H
DMI 2
/
MH
L
A
UDIO IN
(
PC
)
5 V 0.9 A
5 V 0.5 A
5 V 0.9 A
D
P I
N
H/P
US
B IN 1
US
B IN 2
US
B IN
3
US
B UP
AUDIO OUT
PC
DVI
-
D
IN
H
DMI
1
H
DMI 2
/
MHL
A
UDIO IN
(
PC
)
5 V 0.9 A
5 V 0.5 A
5 V 0.9 A
DP IN
H/P
US
B IN 1
US
B IN 2
US
B IN
3
US
B UP
DVI
-
D
IN
HDMI 1
HDMI 2/MHL
A
UDIO IN
(
PC
)
5 V 0.9 A
5 V 0.5 A
5 V 0.9 A
DP
IN
H/P
US
B IN
1
US
B IN 2
US
B IN
3
US
B UP
DVI
-
D
IN
H
DMI
1
HDMI 2/MHL
A
UDIO IN
(
PC
)
5 V 0.9 A
5 V 0.5 A
5 V 0.9 A
D
P I
N
H
/
P
US
B IN
1
US
B IN 2
US
B IN
3
USB UP
DVI-D I
N
HDMI
1
H
DMI 2
/
MHL
A
UDIO IN
(
PC
)
5 V 0.9 A
5 V 0.5 A
5 V 0.9 A
DP
IN
H/P
USB IN 1 USB IN 2
USB IN 3
USB UP
HDMI connection
Transmitsthedigitalvideoandaudiosignalsfrom
yourPCandA/Vdevicestothemonitor.Connect
yourPCandAVdevicetothemonitorwiththe
HDMIcableasillustratedbelow.
Pressthemenu( )buttonandthenselectthe
inputoptionfromtheinputmenu.
(soldseparately)
 HDMIPCmaycausedevicecompatibility
issues.
 UsingaDVItoHDMIcablemaycausecom-
patibilityissues.
NOTE
DP OUT
DVI-D IN
H
DMI
1
H
DMI 2
/
MH
L
AUDIO IN(PC)
5 V 0.9 A
5 V 0.5 A
5 V 0.9 A
D
P I
N
H
/
P
US
B IN
1
US
B IN 2
US
B IN
3
US
B
U
P
DVI-I(D) OUT
PC
DVI
-
D
IN
H
DMI
1
H
DMI 2
/
MH
L
A
UDIO IN
(
PC
)
5 V 0.9 A
5 V 0.5 A
5 V 0.9 A
D
P I
N
H/P
US
B IN 1
US
B IN 2
US
B IN
3
US
B UP
AUDIO OUT
PC
DVI
-
D
IN
H
DMI
1
H
DMI 2
/
MHL
A
UDIO IN
(
PC
)
5 V 0.9 A
5 V 0.5 A
5 V 0.9 A
DP IN
H/P
US
B IN 1
US
B IN 2
US
B IN
3
US
B UP
DVI
-
D
IN
HDMI 1
HDMI 2/MHL
A
UDIO IN
(
PC
)
5 V 0.9 A
5 V 0.5 A
5 V 0.9 A
DP
IN
H/P
US
B IN
1
US
B IN 2
US
B IN
3
US
B UP
DVI
-
D
IN
H
DMI
1
HDMI 2/MHL
A
UDIO IN
(
PC
)
5 V 0.9 A
5 V 0.5 A
5 V 0.9 A
D
P I
N
H
/
P
US
B IN
1
US
B IN 2
US
B IN
3
USB UP
DVI-D I
N
HDMI
1
H
DMI 2
/
MHL
A
UDIO IN
(
PC
)
5 V 0.9 A
5 V 0.5 A
5 V 0.9 A
DP
IN
H/P
USB IN 1 USB IN 2
USB IN 3
USB UP